# Haiku Madness **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 22, 2010, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955 "2010-02-22T07:27:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 300
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5983 "2013-04-25T20:04:42Z")
In Mark Twain’s classic, “The coldest winter was a Summer in SF” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5984 "2013-04-25T20:11:35Z")
Summer in SF, Autumn in Mystery, and Winter in Horror. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5985 "2013-04-25T20:13:30Z")
Winter in horror Reminds me of summer games At Candlestick Park! ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5986 "2013-04-25T20:14:36Z")
Winter in horror And Spring in apprehension Summer at the beach But a moment too late ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5987 "2013-04-25T20:16:40Z")
Winter in horror. Visit Transylvania. The vampires love long nights. (I checked the dicitonary and Transylvania can be pronounced with four syllables) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5988 "2013-04-25T20:22:53Z")
Vampires love long nights. Dragons love golden treasures. Maidens love long knights. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5989 "2013-04-25T20:24:24Z")
Madiens love long knights. Love them even more when they Have big long lances. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5990 "2013-04-25T20:28:26Z")
Have big long lances Tell me, how big are their feet? How long is his nose? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5991 "2013-04-25T20:33:24Z")
How long is his nose? de Bergerac is not glad– Attend to your sword. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5992 "2013-04-25T20:36:47Z")
Attend to your sword But I must tell you I’m not Left handed, either ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5993 "2013-04-26T14:47:15Z")
Left-handed? Either hand will do for times when you must spank the monkey. ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5994 "2013-04-26T15:00:30Z")
Must spank the monkey. Very naughty boy, he gets no bananas for snack. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5995 "2013-04-26T15:00:50Z")
Must spank the monkey 'cuz he is misbehaving He’s a bad monkey Argh for it happened again! Bananas for snack A healthy alternative to cyanide cakes ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5996 "2013-04-26T16:08:09Z")
To cyanide cakes! Mai Tai make a toast to them, and arsenic pies! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5997 "2013-04-26T21:03:03Z")
And arsenic pies May be baked with Hershey bars. _That’s_ death by chocolate! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5998 "2013-04-27T00:23:20Z")
That’s death by chocolate! Remember the instructions, Because your turn’s next… ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5999 "2013-04-27T08:36:47Z")
Because your turn’s next Ya gotta count syllables They gotta be right ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6000 "2013-04-27T18:18:44Z")
They gotta be right! Yeah, yeah, they can’t be left, or you will run out of ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6001 "2013-04-27T18:22:20Z")
You will run out of condoms, son, if you try to bang a whored of whores ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6002 "2013-04-28T02:02:04Z")
Bang a whored of whores, you Peyote Coyote, I’m too old and tired. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=299) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=301)